Politics
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Political structure
Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe
- Form of state: Unitary republic
- Legal system: Based on Roman-Dutch law and the 1979 constitution
National legislature
- House of Assembly with 270 members, 210 of whom are directly elected
- Under the revised 2013 constitution 60 seats are reserved for women;
- A Senate of 78 members: 60 directly elected, 16 traditional chiefs and 2 elected to represent people with disabilities
National elections
- July 30th 2018 (presidential, legislative and Senate)
- Next elections due in July 2023
Head of state
- President, elected by universal suffrage
- Under the constitution adopted in 2013 a president can serve a maximum of two terms
- Robert Mugabe, in power since 1980, was removed in a bloodless coup in November 2017
- The new head of state is the former vice-president, Emmerson Mnangagwa
National government
The president and his appointed cabinet; the post of prime minister was abolished in 2013 under the revised constitution
Main political parties
- Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), the ruling party since 1980;
- Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), formed by the trade union movement in September 1999;
- Breakaway MDC movements including
- MDC-N
- MDC-Renewal;
- Zimbabwe People First was formed by a former ZANU-PF vice-president, Joice Mujuru, in 2015;
- A number of smaller parties and independent candidates also contest elections
Key ministers
President: Emmerson Mnangagwa
- Defence, security & war veterans: Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri
- Education (primary & secondary): Cain Mathema
- Education (tertiary): Amon Murwira
- Energy & power development: Fortune Chasi
- Environment, climate change, tourism: Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu
- Finance & economic development: Mthuli Ncube
- Foreign affairs & international trade: Sibusiso Busi Moyo
- Health: Obadiah Moyo
- Home affairs & culture: Kazembe Kazembe
- Industry & commerce: Sekai Nzenza
- Information, publicity & broadcasting: Monica Mutsvangwa
- Information & communications technology: Jenfan Muswere
- Justice, legal & parliamentary affairs: Ziyambi Ziyambi
- Public service, labour & social welfare: Paul Mavima
- Lands, agriculture & rural resettlement: Perence Shiri
- Local government & public works: July Moyo
- Mines & mining development: Winston Chitando
- Transport & infrastructural development: Joel Biggie Matiza
- State security: Owen Ncube
- Women affairs, community & SME development: Sithembiso Nyoni
- Youth, sports, arts & recreation: Kirsty Coventry
Central bank governor
- John Mangudya
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